watesh wrote:Lending rates getting capped at 4% above CBK benchmark....so what happens to Equitel loans? Its way above that 4% limit and much harder to impose so many fees on it
President Uhuru is not going to sign that bill!!!
Any finance/economics guy will tell it would be a tragedy to individual loan seekers and SMEs.
Interest rates among other things depend on the risk profile of the client. If the rate is capped, the banks would focus on the least risky customers first - the government and blue chip companies. SMEs and individuals would follow if there is money left.
And why would I want to lend to 10,000 entities Kshs. 100,000/= each while there is a single entity (with a better risk profile) that is willing to take the entire billion???
Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good returns.